9-letter words starting with O
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter O. This section showcases how O at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with O, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| otherwise | 15 | in another and different manner | she thought otherwise |
| ourselves | 12 | An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; used as a subject, usually with we; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case. | - |
| obviously | 17 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | the answer is obviously wrong |
| operation | 11 | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) | it was a joint operation of the navy and air force |
| organized | 20 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | organized labor |
| objection | 20 | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest | - |
| overnight | 16 | lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | an overnight trip |
| orphanage | 15 | a public institution for the care of orphans | - |
| operating | 12 | being in effect or operation | the company had several operating divisions |
| objective | 23 | serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes | objective case |
| orchestra | 14 | a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players | - |
| obsession | 11 | an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will | - |
| offensive | 18 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
| overboard | 15 | - | - |
| occasions | 13 | something you have to do | he minded his own specialized occasions |
| organised | 11 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | - |
| observing | 15 | quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | - |
| overheard | 16 | - | - |
| offspring | 18 | any immature animal | - |
| operative | 14 | a person secretly employed in espionage for a government | - |
| ownership | 17 | the act of having and controlling property | - |
| obsessive | 14 | characterized by or constituting an obsession | obsessive gambling |
| overrated | 13 | - | - |
| oppressed | 14 | burdened psychologically or mentally | oppressed by a sense of failure |
| obedience | 14 | the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person | - |
| outskirts | 13 | outlying areas (as of a city or town) | they lived on the outskirts of Houston |
| obnoxious | 18 | causing disapproval or protest | - |
| overslept | 14 | - | - |
| overthrow | 18 | the act of disturbing the mind or body | she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living |
| obligated | 13 | caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course | felt obligated to repay the kindness |
| oblivious | 14 | failing to keep in mind | oblivious old age |
| outlander | 10 | a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country | - |
| occurring | 14 | - | - |
| offending | 17 | offending against or breaking a law or rule | contracts offending against the statute were canceled |
| oversight | 16 | a mistake resulting from inattention | - |
| overdoing | 14 | - | - |
| observant | 14 | quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | - |
| overruled | 13 | - | - |
| obstinate | 11 | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | - |
| overjoyed | 23 | extremely joyful | - |
| overdosed | 14 | - | - |
| overpower | 17 | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | - |
| organizer | 19 | a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | - |
| oversized | 22 | larger than normal for its kind | - |
| overreact | 14 | show an exaggerated response to something | Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy |
| obscenity | 16 | the trait of behaving in an obscene manner | - |
| obscurity | 16 | the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination | - |
| overwhelm | 20 | charge someone with too many tasks | - |
| outnumber | 13 | be larger in number | - |
| opportune | 13 | suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose | an opportune place to make camp |
| overgrown | 16 | abounding in usually unwanted vegetation | - |
| ordinance | 12 | the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders | - |
| orangutan | 10 | large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits | - |
| outspoken | 15 | given to expressing yourself freely or insistently | outspoken in their opposition to segregation |
| originate | 10 | bring into being | - |
| overdrive | 16 | make use of too often or too extensively | - |
| olfactory | 17 | of or relating to olfaction | - |
| occipital | 15 | of or relating to the occiput | occipital bone |
| onslaught | 13 | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) | - |
| ovulation | 12 | the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle) | - |
| oppressor | 13 | a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures | - |
| obstinacy | 16 | resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | - |
| oligarchy | 18 | a political system governed by a few people | one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy |
| overdraft | 16 | a draft in excess of the credit balance | - |
| oversleep | 14 | sleep longer than intended | - |
| overblown | 17 | puffed up with vanity | overblown oratory |
| organiser | 10 | a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | - |
| occupancy | 20 | the act of occupying or taking possession of a building | occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal |
| outwardly | 16 | with respect to the outside | outwardly, the figure is smooth |
| opposable | 15 | capable of being placed opposite to something | the thumb is opposable to the forefinger |
| outsource | 11 | obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out | Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce |
| orthodoxy | 23 | a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards | - |
| obeisance | 13 | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting | - |
| officiate | 17 | perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function | His wife officiated as his private secretary |
| outgunned | 11 | - | - |
| oxidation | 17 | the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | - |
| outwitted | 13 | - | - |
| outfitted | 13 | furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation | a well outfitted expedition to the South Pole |
| outdoorsy | 13 | characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life | a rugged outdoorsy life |
| overstate | 12 | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth | - |
| outlining | 10 | - | - |
| oversexed | 20 | having excessive sexual desire or appeal | - |
| objectify | 26 | make external or objective, or give reality to | - |
| octopuses | 13 | - | - |
| overheads | 16 | - | - |
| obsequies | 20 | - | - |
| overwatch | 20 | - | - |
| officious | 17 | intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself |
| osteopath | 14 | a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles | - |
| ombudsman | 16 | a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government | - |
| obliquely | 23 | to, toward or at one side | - |
| occlusion | 13 | (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft | - |
| oestrogen | 10 | a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics | - |
| overshoot | 15 | an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt | - |
| orientate | 9 | determine one's position with reference to another point | - |
| outmanned | 12 | - | - |
| obscenely | 16 | in a lewd and obscene manner | he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely |
| overtired | 13 | - | - |
| outrigger | 11 | a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull | - |
| overexert | 19 | exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength | don't overexert yourself when exercising! |
| overeager | 13 | excessively eager | overeager in his pursuit of the girl |
| overwrite | 15 | write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data | overwrite that file |
| outermost | 11 | situated at the farthest possible point from a center | - |
| occultist | 13 | a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts | - |
| oceanside | 12 | - | - |
| octagonal | 12 | of or relating to or shaped like an octagon | - |
| odourless | 10 | having no odor | - |
| orgiastic | 12 | used of riotously drunken merrymaking | orgiastic festivity |
| oxygenate | 20 | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen | oxygenate blood |
| outgoings | 11 | - | - |
| ominously | 14 | in an ominous manner | the sun darkened ominously |
| oscillate | 11 | be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action | He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement |
| orienting | 10 | positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually | noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive |
| orangeade | 11 | sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice | - |
| outhouses | 12 | - | - |
| ownerless | 12 | having no owner | - |
| obtrusive | 14 | sticking out; protruding | - |
| overusing | 13 | - | - |
| occultism | 15 | a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control | - |
| onrushing | 13 | - | - |
| obfuscate | 16 | make obscure or unclear | - |
| outliving | 13 | - | - |
| obliquity | 23 | the quality of being deceptive | - |
| obscurely | 16 | in an obscure manner | this work is obscurely written |
| outfought | 16 | - | - |
| oviparous | 14 | egg-laying | - |
| obturator | 11 | a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate) | - |
| odalisque | 19 | a woman slave in a harem | - |
| outscored | 12 | - | - |
| overstock | 18 | stock excessively | - |
| offertory | 18 | the offerings of the congregation at a religious service | - |
| otherness | 12 | the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known | - |
| ostracize | 20 | avoid speaking to or dealing with | Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me |
| ostracism | 13 | the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) | - |
| overreach | 17 | beat through cleverness and wit | - |
| osteology | 13 | the branch of anatomy that studies the bones of the vertebrate skeleton | - |
| overmatch | 19 | - | - |
| overlying | 16 | placed on or over something else | an overlying image |
| overflown | 18 | - | - |
| optimally | 16 | in an optimal and most desirable way | - |
| overfolds | 16 | - | - |
| outjutted | 17 | - | - |
| outkicked | 20 | - | - |
| outkilled | 14 | - | - |
| outkissed | 14 | - | - |
| outkisses | 13 | - | - |
| outlashed | 13 | - | - |
| outlashes | 12 | - | - |
| outlasted | 10 | - | - |
| outlaughs | 13 | - | - |
| outlaunce | 11 | - | - |
| outlaunch | 14 | - | - |
| outlawing | 13 | - | - |
| outlaying | 13 | - | - |
| outleaped | 12 | - | - |
| outlearns | 9 | - | - |
| outlearnt | 9 | - | - |
| outlinear | 9 | - | - |
| outliners | 9 | - | - |
| outlivers | 12 | - | - |
| outlooked | 14 | - | - |
| outloving | 13 | - | - |
| outluster | 9 | - | - |
| outlustre | 9 | - | - |
| outmantle | 11 | - | - |
| outmaster | 11 | - | - |
| outmoding | 13 | - | - |
| outmoving | 15 | - | - |
| outmuscle | 13 | - | - |
| outnaming | 12 | - | - |
| outnesses | 9 | - | - |
| outnights | 13 | - | - |
| outoffice | 17 | - | - |
| outpacing | 14 | - | - |
| outpaints | 11 | - | - |
| outpassed | 12 | - | - |
| outpasses | 11 | - | - |
| outpeeped | 14 | - | - |
| outpeered | 12 | - | - |
| outpeople | 13 | - | - |
| outpitied | 12 | - | - |
| outpities | 11 | - | - |
| outplaced | 14 | - | - |
| outplacer | 13 | - | - |
| outplaces | 13 | - | - |
| outplayed | 15 | - | - |
| outpoints | 11 | - | - |
| outpolled | 12 | - | - |
| outporter | 11 | - | - |
| outpoured | 12 | - | - |
| outpourer | 11 | - | - |
| outpowers | 14 | - | - |
| outprayed | 15 | - | - |
| outpreach | 16 | - | - |
| outpreens | 11 | - | - |
| outpriced | 14 | - | - |
| outprices | 13 | - | - |
| outprized | 21 | - | - |
| outprizes | 20 | - | - |
| outpsychs | 19 | - | - |
| outpulled | 12 | - | - |
| outpupils | 13 | - | - |
| outpursue | 11 | - | - |
| outpushed | 15 | - | - |
| outpushes | 14 | - | - |
| outputted | 12 | - | - |
| outquoted | 19 | - | - |
| outquotes | 18 | - | - |
| outracing | 12 | - | - |
| outraging | 11 | - | - |
| outraised | 10 | - | - |
| outraises | 9 | - | - |
| outrances | 11 | - | - |
| outranged | 11 | - | - |
| outranges | 10 | - | - |
| outranked | 14 | - | - |
| outrating | 10 | - | - |
| outraving | 13 | - | - |
| outreason | 9 | - | - |
| outreckon | 15 | - | - |
| outredded | 12 | - | - |
| outredden | 11 | - | - |
| outreigns | 10 | - | - |
| outrelief | 12 | - | - |
| outremers | 11 | - | - |
| outridden | 11 | - | - |
| outriders | 10 | - | - |
| outriding | 11 | - | - |
| outrigged | 12 | rigged with a structure projecting from or over the side of a boat for various purposes; to prevent capsizing or to support an oarlock or to help secure a mast etc | - |
| outrivals | 12 | - | - |
| outroared | 10 | - | - |
| outrocked | 16 | - | - |
| outrolled | 10 | - | - |
| outrooper | 11 | - | - |
| outrooted | 10 | - | - |
| outropers | 11 | - | - |
| outrowing | 13 | - | - |
| outrunner | 9 | - | - |
| outrushed | 13 | - | - |
| outrushes | 12 | - | - |
| outsailed | 10 | - | - |
| outsavors | 12 | - | - |
| outsavour | 12 | - | - |
| outsaying | 13 | - | - |
| outscheme | 16 | - | - |
| outscolds | 12 | - | - |
| outscoops | 13 | - | - |
| outscores | 11 | - | - |
| outscorns | 11 | - | - |
| outscream | 13 | - | - |
| outseeing | 10 | - | - |
| outserved | 13 | - | - |
| outserves | 12 | - | - |
| outshamed | 15 | - | - |
| outshames | 14 | - | - |
| outshined | 13 | - | - |
| outshines | 12 | - | - |
| outshoots | 12 | - | - |
| outshouts | 12 | - | - |
| outsiders | 10 | - | - |
| outsights | 13 | - | - |
| outsinned | 10 | - | - |
| outskated | 14 | - | - |
| outskates | 13 | - | - |
| outsleeps | 11 | - | - |
| outslicks | 15 | - | - |
| outsmarts | 11 | - | - |
| outsmells | 11 | - | - |
| outsmiled | 12 | - | - |
| outsmiles | 11 | - | - |
| outsmoked | 16 | - | - |
| outsmokes | 15 | - | - |
| outsnored | 10 | - | - |
| outsnores | 9 | - | - |
| outsoared | 10 | - | - |
| outspeaks | 15 | - | - |
| outspeeds | 12 | - | - |
| outspells | 11 | - | - |
| outspends | 12 | - | - |
| outsports | 11 | - | - |
| outsprang | 12 | - | - |
| outspread | 12 | fully extended in width | outspread wings |
| outspring | 12 | - | - |
| outsprint | 11 | - | - |
| outsprung | 12 | - | - |
| outstands | 10 | - | - |
| outstared | 10 | - | - |
| outstares | 9 | - | - |
| outstarts | 9 | - | - |
| outstated | 10 | - | - |
| outstates | 9 | - | - |
| outstayed | 13 | - | - |
| outsteers | 9 | - | - |
| outstrain | 9 | - | - |
| outstride | 10 | - | - |
| outstrike | 13 | - | - |
| outstrips | 11 | - | - |
| outstrive | 12 | - | - |
| outstrode | 10 | - | - |
| outstroke | 13 | the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft | - |
| outstrove | 12 | - | - |
| outstruck | 15 | - | - |
| outstunts | 9 | - | - |
| outsulked | 14 | - | - |
| outsummed | 14 | - | - |
| outswears | 12 | - | - |
| outsweeps | 14 | - | - |
| outswells | 12 | - | - |
| outswings | 13 | - | - |
| outtaking | 14 | - | - |
| outtalked | 14 | - | - |
| outtasked | 14 | - | - |
| outthanks | 16 | - | - |
| outthieve | 15 | - | - |
| outthinks | 16 | - | - |
| outthrobs | 14 | - | - |
| outthrown | 15 | - | - |
| outthrows | 15 | - | - |
| outthrust | 12 | an outcropping of rock that extends outward | - |
| outtongue | 10 | - | - |
| outtopped | 14 | - | - |
| outtowers | 12 | - | - |
| outtraded | 11 | - | - |
| outtrades | 10 | - | - |
| outtravel | 12 | - | - |
| outtricks | 15 | - | - |
| outtrumps | 13 | - | - |
| outvalued | 13 | - | - |
| outvalues | 12 | - | - |
| outvaunts | 12 | - | - |
| outvenoms | 14 | - | - |
| outvoiced | 15 | - | - |
| outvoices | 14 | - | - |
| outvoters | 12 | - | - |
| outvoting | 13 | - | - |
| outwaited | 13 | - | - |
| outwalked | 17 | - | - |
| outwarred | 13 | - | - |
| outwashes | 15 | - | - |
| outwasted | 13 | - | - |
| outwastes | 12 | - | - |
| outweeded | 14 | - | - |
| outweighs | 16 | - | - |
| outwelled | 13 | - | - |
| outwhirls | 15 | - | - |
| outwicked | 19 | - | - |
| outwiling | 13 | - | - |
| outwilled | 13 | - | - |
| outwinded | 14 | - | - |
| outwinged | 14 | - | - |
| outwished | 16 | - | - |
| outwishes | 15 | - | - |
| outworked | 17 | - | - |
| outworker | 16 | - | - |
| outworths | 15 | - | - |
| outwrests | 12 | - | - |
| outwrites | 12 | - | - |
| outyelled | 13 | - | - |
| outyelped | 15 | - | - |
| outyields | 13 | - | - |
| ouvrieres | 12 | - | - |
| ovalbumin | 16 | the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water | - |
| ovalities | 12 | - | - |
| ovarioles | 12 | - | - |
| ovational | 12 | - | - |
| ovenbirds | 15 | - | - |
| ovenproof | 17 | - | - |
| ovenwares | 15 | - | - |
| ovenwoods | 16 | - | - |
| overacted | 15 | - | - |
| overacute | 14 | - | - |
| overalert | 12 | - | - |
| overalled | 13 | - | - |
| overarmed | 15 | - | - |
| overawing | 16 | - | - |
| overbaked | 19 | - | - |
| overbakes | 18 | - | - |
| overbanks | 18 | - | - |
| overbears | 14 | - | - |
| overbeats | 14 | - | - |
| overbills | 14 | - | - |
| overbites | 14 | - | - |
| overblows | 17 | - | - |
| overboils | 14 | - | - |
| overbooks | 18 | - | - |
| overboots | 14 | - | - |
| overborne | 14 | - | - |
| overbound | 15 | - | - |
| overbrake | 18 | - | - |
| overbreed | 15 | - | - |
| overbrief | 17 | - | - |
| overbrims | 16 | - | - |
| overbroad | 15 | - | - |
| overbrows | 17 | - | - |
| overbuild | 15 | - | - |
| overbuilt | 14 | - | - |
| overbulks | 18 | - | - |
| overburns | 14 | - | - |
| overburnt | 14 | - | - |
| overcalls | 14 | - | - |
| overcarry | 17 | - | - |
| overcasts | 14 | - | - |
| overcatch | 19 | - | - |
| overcheap | 19 | - | - |
| overcheck | 23 | - | - |
| overchill | 17 | - | - |
| overcivil | 17 | - | - |
| overclaim | 16 | - | - |
| overclass | 14 | - | - |
| overclean | 14 | - | - |
| overclear | 14 | - | - |
| overclock | 20 | - | - |
| overclose | 14 | - | - |
| overcloud | 15 | become covered with clouds | - |
| overcloys | 17 | - | - |
| overclubs | 16 | - | - |
| overcoach | 19 | - | - |
| overcoats | 14 | - | - |
| overcolor | 14 | - | - |
| overcomer | 16 | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion | - |
| overcomes | 16 | - | - |
| overcooks | 18 | - | - |
| overcools | 14 | - | - |
| overcount | 14 | - | - |
| overcover | 17 | - | - |
| overcrams | 16 | - | - |
| overcraws | 17 | - | - |
| overcrops | 16 | - | - |
| overcrowd | 18 | cause to crowd together too much | The students overcrowded the cafeteria |
| overcrows | 17 | - | - |
| overcured | 15 | - | - |
| overstory | 15 | - | - |
| overtrips | 14 | - | - |
| overtrims | 14 | - | - |
| overtrick | 18 | - | - |
| overtreat | 12 | - | - |
| overtrain | 12 | - | - |
| overtrade | 13 | - | - |
| overtower | 15 | - | - |
| overtones | 12 | - | - |
| overtoils | 12 | - | - |
| overtness | 12 | - | - |
| overtires | 12 | - | - |
| overtimid | 15 | - | - |
| overtimes | 14 | - | - |
| overtimer | 14 | - | - |
| overtimed | 15 | - | - |
| overtight | 16 | - | - |
| overthrew | 18 | - | - |
| overthins | 15 | - | - |
| overthink | 19 | - | - |
| overthick | 21 | - | - |
| overteems | 14 | - | - |
| overteach | 17 | - | - |
| overtaxes | 19 | - | - |
| overtaxed | 20 | - | - |
| overtasks | 16 | - | - |
| overtalks | 16 | - | - |
| overtakes | 16 | - | - |
| overtaken | 16 | - | - |
| overswung | 16 | - | - |
| oversworn | 15 | - | - |
| overswore | 15 | - | - |
| overswing | 16 | - | - |
| overswims | 17 | - | - |
| overswell | 15 | - | - |
| oversweet | 15 | - | - |
| overswear | 15 | - | - |
| oversways | 18 | - | - |
| overstunk | 16 | - | - |
| overstuff | 18 | stuff too much | The pillow was overstuffed |
| overstudy | 16 | - | - |
| overstrew | 15 | - | - |
| oversmoke | 18 | - | - |
| overscore | 14 | - | - |
| overseeds | 13 | - | - |
| overseers | 12 | - | - |
| oversells | 12 | - | - |
| oversewed | 16 | - | - |
| overshade | 16 | - | - |
| overshare | 15 | - | - |
| oversharp | 17 | - | - |
| overshine | 15 | - | - |
| overshirt | 15 | - | - |
| overshoes | 15 | - | - |
| overshone | 15 | - | - |
| overshots | 15 | - | - |
| oversides | 13 | - | - |
| oversizes | 21 | - | - |
| overskate | 16 | - | - |
| overskips | 18 | - | - |
| overskirt | 16 | an outer skirt worn over another skirt | - |
| overslips | 14 | - | - |
| overslipt | 14 | - | - |
| overstank | 16 | - | - |
| overstays | 15 | - | - |
| overstare | 12 | - | - |
| oversteer | 12 | - | - |
| overstand | 13 | - | - |
| overstain | 12 | - | - |
